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Tyler, TX vs Yelm, WA

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Highlights
- Yelm spends 32.0% more per student than Tyler.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.6% higher in Yelm than in Tyler. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Yelm had 6.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tyler
 Tyler, TXYelm, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,104$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,578  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,162$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12464573
 Students per Counselor378  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Tyler    29 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Upon reading numerous reviews on living in Tyler TX, after I and my family moved here!!!! I really wish I had read before leaving my home state to come here. Most of the  More

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My husband and I moved to a cabin in the woods just outside Tyler in 2007, so we've been here almost 15 years. Pros that other reviewers haven't mentioned: 1. very  More

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Over 4 years ago

Great place to live if you have your crap together. Lots of professionals and families. Great parks, weather, restaurants, churches, and schools. If you like big  More

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Reviews for Yelm    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Yelm is a very nice city to live in. Small enough to have that small town flavor but big enough not to be cramped. Has access to pretty much everywhere you want to go.  More

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I've lived in Yelm 2 years now and LOVE IT! We moved here to get away of the crazyness and extreamly crampedness of the "suburbia"of Puyallup which is just outside of  More

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